Common

I can only speak for myself - there were times when I just wasn't inspired by creating music. ”

The impact of a conscious artist is necessary, and it ripples through the world. ”

After you make good, quality music, then it's your job to go out there and promote it and to market it and to get it out there to the people. ”

I feel, as an artist, I should be able to express who I am and the things I come from, and the places I want to also be. ”

What America was built on was being able to say, 'Hey, we're going to come in and use our resources to build for ourselves and our communities and build around that. We're not going to depend on others.' ”

People always want to feel better and be inspired. Sometimes we need it. I think the conscious rapper will always be able to live and exist. ”

This is a broad thought, but loving yourself and having the support so that you can love yourself is the most important thing that young people in Chicago can get. ”

People that I care about, that I consider being friends of mine, most of the things I discuss with them I wouldn't discuss in public because it's a real relationship. It's not a relationship for the public, you know? ”

Oh man, I love what the South brings as far as the soul, and I really have noticed from even the early days of listening to OutKast and Goodie Mob that Atlanta and the South has a diverse sound to it. You have bounce music. You have soulful musicians. You have artists with vocals who try to do different things. ”

I come from playing sports. I compete, so I gotta be better than I was last year. I gotta get better, and that better gotta come from just growing. From learning new stuff to working on it, experience it in life, and failing. ”